Saturday, March 13, 2010

The Renown Bizet Has His Day

Les Brown, Sr.
Big Band Leader and Composer
(14 March, 1912 - 4 January, 2001)

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Les Brown and His Band of Renown (1959)
- Bizet Has His Day
(after Bizet; Arr. Homer; 1944)

A trivia question: Which Bizet composition inspired this Big Band arrangement?

3 comments:

Roger Owen Green said...

Actually, I've Googled to this page to FIND OUT!
I think the original Bizet pierce also inspired the Sugar Crisp commercial theme.

L'envoi said...

Thank you, Roger, for the comment.
Do you have the answer to the trivia question, or would you like me to post the answer?

L'envoi said...

Here is the answer to the triva question. The music was based on Bizet's incidental music to "L'Arlésienne" Suite No. 1, Prelude.